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Listen Grizzly Bear On World Cafe WXPN
November 19, 2012 – Originally started as a bedroom project, the band just released the lavishly produced Shields. WXPN
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Listen Latin Roots: The Conga WXPN
November 15, 2012 – Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras visits World Cafe to discuss the conga's place in Afro-Cuban culture. WXPN
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Listen Titus Andronicus On World Cafe WXPN
November 15, 2012 – The New Jersey band has never shied away from big ideas, dispensed with vein-bulging urgency. WXPN
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Listen John Cale On World Cafe WXPN
November 14, 2012 – The producer and songwriter just released his 15th solo album, Shifty Adventures in Nookie World. WXPN
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Listen Next: Aaron Embry WXPN
November 12, 2012 – The Californian recorded his solo debut, Tiny Prayers, after a three-year stint with Edward Sharpe. WXPN
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Listen Field Report On World Cafe WXPN
November 12, 2012 – The band just released its debut album — the result of years of work for founder Chris Porterfield. WXPN
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Listen Neil Halstead On World Cafe
November 9, 2012 – The venerable singer just released a solo album, Palindrome Hunches, while Mojave 3 is on hiatus.
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Listen Ian Hunter On World Cafe WXPN
November 8, 2012 – After the glam-rock band Mott the Hoople dissolved in 1974, Hunter became an outspoken solo artist. WXPN
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Listen Bloc Party On World Cafe WXPN
November 7, 2012 – After a hiatus, the British band returns to its early post-punk sound on a new album, Four. WXPN
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Listen Benjamin Gibbard On World Cafe WXPN
November 6, 2012 – The Death Cab for Cutie singer performs songs from his first solo album, the new Former Lives. WXPN
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Listen Next: The Pharmacy WXPN
November 5, 2012 – Formed in 2002, the trio combines garage-punk and psych-pop on its latest album, Stoned and Alone. WXPN
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Listen Beth Orton On World Cafe WXPN
November 5, 2012 – The English singer-songwriter delves into organic folk-pop music on her new album, Sugaring Season. WXPN
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Listen Afghan Whigs On World Cafe WXPN
November 2, 2012 – One of the most critically respected bands of the '90s has reunited for live performances. WXPN
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Listen Latin Roots: Nuevo Cancion WXPN
November 1, 2012 – Alt.Latino host Jasmine Garsd talks about Nuevo Cancion, which concerns social and political issues. WXPN
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Listen Nick Waterhouse On World Cafe WXPN
November 1, 2012 – The singer establishes himself as a rough-around-the-edges soul man on his debut, Time's All Gone. WXPN
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